The field of extrasolar planet studies is undergoing a seismic shift. To date, 4,940 exoplanets have been confirmed in 3,711 planetary systems, with another 8,709 candidates awaiting confirmation. Wi… [+8496 chars]
What falls into a black hole, stays in a black hole, at least according to the laws of general relativity. But now, new research suggests that the material inside the black hole may leave a quantum i… [+4188 chars]
An asteroid around the size of a refrigerator was spotted hours before it hit Earths atmosphere, and while it wasnt dangerous, it marked the fifth time in history an asteroid was detected right befor… [+3243 chars]
RESEARCHERS have spotted evidence of a debris cloud from a massive cosmic collision. Scientists estimate that the two objects involved in the space crash were at least the size of dwarf planets. An… [+2036 chars]
The opening of the ice-free corridor that linked Beringia to the North American interior happened potentially thousands of years after the first human migrations to the continent, according to new ev… [+7438 chars]
Older than expected: artists impression of a magnetar in a cluster of ancient stars (in red) close to the spiral galaxy M81. The source of fast radio bursts (FRBs) first detected in 2020 is likely t… [+2900 chars]
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being able… [+7458 chars]
Mon, 03/21/2022 - 11:17am | By: Ivonne Kawas Dr. Sara Seager, a pioneer in the vast world of exoplanets, will be the featured keynote speaker for the Fifth Annual Grayson H. and Jane Dishong Ray… [+3276 chars]
Bonnie J. Dunbar had bruises on the back of her arms after wiggling into the hard upper torso of the NASA suit used for spacewalks.And once inside, the suit never fit right. The sleeves were too big,… [+8481 chars]
image: Schematic of the remote magnon-magnon coupling circuit. Two single-crystal YIG spheres are embedded to the NbN coplanar superconducting resonator circuit, where microwave photon mediates coher… [+5312 chars]
A plethora of worlds and a bright star will be visible in the early morning Wednesday (March 23) to predawn risers. All in the sky during the same period will be ringed Saturn, bright Mars, and clou… [+2393 chars]
Xing Xu and Shundong Bi from the Centre for Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology at Yunnan University, along with colleagues, recently recovered a partial skull, mandible, the forelimbs and hindlimbs, and… [+3925 chars]
